Oedenthal Castle
Oedenthal Castle is a manor in the north-western part of the city of Lüdenscheid . It is located on a promontory above the confluence of Grebbecke and Linnepe , a tributary of the Volme . Starting from the B 54 , a road leads past the property in the direction of Heerwiese / Brockhauser Ebene .
history
The first documentary mention was made in 1160 as Odincdala . At that time it was a property that had to be paid for by the Werden Oberhof Schöpplenberg. The Lords of Odenthal owned since 13/14. Century also goods in neighboring Othlinghausen. Their coat of arms in the form of three linked rings matched that of Neuhoff's at Neuenhof Palace , which suggests that they were of the same origin. Since the middle of the 16th century, Oedenthal was owned by various alternating noble families. In 1725 there was an auction. Georg Hermann von Holtzbrinck acquired the estate, as did Haus Rhade in Volmetal in the same year . Von Holtzbrinck was General-Kron-Postmeister with ministerial rank in Wettin Poland and was raised to hereditary nobility by the Saxon elector and Polish king. Since he remained childless, he appointed his nephew, the Prussian war commissioner Georg Wilhelm von Lent, as the main heir in case his second wife, a Freiin von Bünau, should marry again. After this happened, but still made hereditary claims, a comparison was made: Ms. von Bünau received the Saxon and Polish goods from Holtzbrincks, from Lent the Sauerland-Brandenburg goods. At the request of his uncle, he took the name of Holtzbrinck himself. His descendants resided on Oedenthal for around two hundred years as a country residence and sometimes also as their main residence. Two of them received a renewal and recognition diploma for their "old nobility" from Frederick the Great in 1767 . Heinrich Wilhelm von Holtzbrinck , Prussian government president and at times Prussian trade minister, spent his twilight years at Oedenthal. Since 1931 it has been in civil ownership with the associated farms and lands. The predecessor building of the current manor house is said to have been a moated castle with a drawbridge, "with the abundance of water available, even for a spur location like this, not as surprising as one is inclined to assume." After a fire around 1865, the existing buildings were built.
description
The irregular composition of the individual parts of the building suggests that the foundations of the burned down previous building will be reused. The substance of the cellar vault and other structural remains confirm this. Two building wings of different heights with differing facade structures flank a massive tower today. After removing the original corner battlements, it only has a simple pyramid roof, but still forms the architecturally dominant element. On the street front there is also the main portal with an arch in Tudor style under the coat of arms of the von Holtzbrinck family. The entrance is overlaid and enhanced by a decorative balcony on the first floor. There are also decorative elements in the neo-Gothic Tudor style on the other parts of the building . With its modest dimensions, the main building shows a clear stylistic relationship with Herdringen Castle near Arnsberg . As a kind of ancillary building, the so-called "Jägerhaus" is immediately adjacent, a typical regional long-walled house from around 1700 with a striking side portal in the neo-Renaissance style .
Oedenthal watermill
A water mill has belonged to Gut and Schloss Oedenthal for around 800 years . The historic building, a typical Brandenburg quarry stone building with a boarded gable, is located directly below the castle. Originally he owned two water wheels. The existing one was operational until the 1980s, but is currently in great need of repair. In the 1940s, a threshing machine, a grain mill, a bone mill, a dough and other kitchen machines and a power generator in the attached bakery were still operated with water power. For a long time there was a restaurant with a beer garden in the mill, but it is currently closed. The appearance towards the street, alienated by billboards, is in need of improvement. The building is currently being converted into a residential building.
Surroundings
The castle and mill are located in a largely authentically preserved area of the Brandenburg cultural landscape around the Linnepe and Grebbecke valleys. They can be easily reached on hiking trails from the Hohen Steinert or the former village of Lüdenscheid-Othlinghausen (also with a traditional restaurant). The Rhine-Ruhr long-distance hiking trail of the Sauerland Mountain Association (SGV) touches the castle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Kulturamt Lüdenscheid (1951): Book of the mountain town of Lüdenscheid. P. 211.
- ↑ cf. Heimatbund Märkischer Kreis / Ed. (1983), p. 406.
- ↑ Article from the Lüdenscheider Nachrichten of October 12, 2014: "Gut Oedenthal has existed for over 800 years"
literature
- Heimatbund Märkischer Kreis / Ed. (1983): "Art and history monuments in the Märkisches Kreis", edited by Ulrich Barth, Elmar Hartmann, August Kracht, pp. 405–407, ISBN 3-89053-000-1
- Heimatverein Lüdenscheid eV / Ed. (1992): Lüdenscheid yesterday and today, 75 historical postcards - 75 current photos. Texts by Wolfgang Schumacher, Lüdenscheid, pp. 40, 41
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Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 58 ″ N , 7 ° 35 ′ 3 ″ E